Abandoned by Trump, a farmer and a migrant search for a better future
As Trump shuts out migrants, Spain opens its doors and fuels economic growth: Defying the anti-immigrant trend in the U.S., Spain is reaping economic benefits by granting citizenship to tens of thousands of newly-arrived workers.
Was this Revolutionary War hero America’s first openly gay general?: The LGBTQ veterans who put rainbow ribbons near Baron von Steuben’s statue in D.C. think so.
RIP, MAHA: Robert F. Kennedy promised to improve nutrition and reduce environmental toxins. How’s that going? - "Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda has a simple premise: Americans don’t need more access to medical care. Instead, the best way to improve our country’s health is through better nutrition and exposure to fewer environmental toxins.
"Alas, as was evident from the health and human services secretary’s congressional testimony Tuesday about the administration’s budget requests, his boss is currently A) taking away nutritional assistance and B) expanding use of environmental toxins."
Trump administration is preparing to challenge budget law, U.S. officials say: Internal dissent among federal employees is coming to the surface as President Donald Trump’s budget chief aims to rebalance spending authority.
The RFK megaproject promises just empty gloom. Let’s try this instead.: Rather than an expensive megaproject, D.C. should focus on an organic approach to city-building. - "If football stadiums drove economic activity, Landover would be at least an above-average suburban destination for shopping and entertainment. Instead, the old Landover Mall site decays behind chain-link fencing roughly a mile from Northwest Stadium, the Commanders’ current home. Alternatively, if football stadiums made cities interesting and engaging, the Ravens’ M&T Bank Stadium would link together bustling neighborhoods. Instead, its gloomy emptiness extends across the adjacent blocks except on a handful of days each year."
Kevin Durant’s lonely basketball journey trudges on to the next stop: NBA stars can become hometown heroes forever. Then there’s Kevin Durant.
As an oncologist, here’s what I wish people knew about endocrine disruptors: What to know about everyday exposures to BPA, PFAS and phthalates.
D.C. elected these noncitizens to office. Congress could oust them.: Three green-card holders have nonpartisan, unpaid positions in D.C.’s Advisory Neighborhood Commissions. That could soon change.
Trump’s tax bill has become a battlefield for tobacco giants: Tobacco firms have spent millions of dollars in a fight over a tax rebate for cigarette importers in Republicans’ massive tax and spending package.
A Jeep drove onto the National Mall, weaving around a summer crowd U.S. Park Police said the driver was later arrested. No injuries were reported.
How Israel deceived the United States about its nuclear weapons program: Israel is attacking Iran’s nuclear sites, but Tehran’s secret path was blazed by the Israelis.
Bees are collapsing in the U.S. A key to their secrets might vanish.: The top federal lab on native bees is set to close under President Trump’s budget. - "Native bees pollinate an estimated 80 percent of flowering plants around the world, and understanding the pollinators’ behavior helps us sustain the production of our food."
No one has made fusion power viable yet. Why is Big Tech investing billions?: Breakthroughs in fusion have triggered a frenzied race to harness a clean energy source that has eluded scientists for decades.
Brazil's soy farmers raze Amazon rainforest despite deforestation pact
The plan to vaccinate all Americans, despite RFK Jr.: The effort comes as the Trump administration has replaced members of the key federal vaccine advisory panel.
Maryland driver sued by D.C. over 414 unpaid traffic tickets: Soon, it could be easier for D.C. to seize drivers’ cars over dangerous driving caught on camera.
D.C. attorney general alleges violence intervention nonprofit misused funds: Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb filed a lawsuit alleging Women in H.E.E.L.S. Inc. improperly diverted money to a personal account. The group’s founder called the allegations “misleading.”
D.C. lawmaker walks back cuts to violence prevention agency after criticism: Brooke Pinto had proposed dissolving the mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, leaving a program in the attorney general’s office as the sole home for violence interruption.
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